take one's cue from
take a/(one's) cue from (someone or something)
To model one's actions based on the example or influence of someone or something else. The director definitely took a cue from his favorite film when framing that scene. Take a cue from your kids and learn how to enjoy the little things.
See also: cue, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take one's cue from
Follow the lead of another, as in I'm not sure what to bring, so I'll take my cue from you. This expression, first recorded in 1622, alludes to the cue giving an actor a signal to speak.
See also: cue, take
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- take a/(one's) cue from (someone or something)
- take cue from
- take your cue from
- take your cue from somebody
- take your cue from someone
- be replaced by (someone or something)
- be replaced with (someone or something)
- lights, camera, action
- be in (one's) good graces
- be in someone's good graces